Five different models

While working with Billy Corgan on his custom Strat, DiMarzio modified the Air Norton S for the neck and the Tone Zone S for the bridge. Corgan asked for a deeper sound from the low strings without losing punch and a cleaner sound with high-gain amps. DiMarzio lowered the frequency response of one coil in each pickup to boost the bass while opening up the mids. The end result is the new BC-1 and BC-2.

Timmons has been described as a "player's player" because of his touch, phrasing and tone. Since 2001, he's been playing a custom DiMarzio bridge humbucker and until now that pickup has only been available in his signature Ibanez guitar. Now you can buy the Andy Timmons' AT-1 alone, with the balance, warmth and clarity of a classic humbucker and the attack of a hot rock pickup.

The Steve Morse Neck model has a dark, clean and uncompressed sound with low output and warm, smooth attack. The Steve Morse Bridge model has lots of power with a strong upper midrange peak making the low notes pop with a hard pick attack. The lows are tight and clean even when Morse uses them with a high-gain amp.